Chapter 101

Jared was stunned at the actions of the woman; he always thought that this woman was a naive little young lady, but it seemed like he had underestimated her. A woman who could punch a man in the face and even break his nose could never be weak and naive. He gulped, and the words that he originally wished to say, he swallowed them back at once.

Inez snorted when she saw Luca being held by his collar and the woman threatening him to take out the money for her dress that he had ruined. She turned around to leave; however, just as she arrived at the corridor, she met with another obstacle. Dominic.

Her eyes narrowed, and she looked at the man with a hint of annoyance in her eyes. She knew that the man had recognised her. Not as Inez but as Lyla. Her appearance was still the same as the last time the two of them met, except for the fact that she was no longer wearing any contact lenses, which only brought her resemblance even closer to her true appearance.

"Alpha Cherith," Inez greeted the man with a cold voice. She had no intention of getting close to him, but fate seemed to have other plans. It was as if the Moon Goddess herself was angry at them for breaking a bond that she had bestowed on them. Thus, she made them cross their paths again and again.

"Miss Lyla," He nodded his head and pushed himself off the wall against which he was leaning. He looked at her and then glanced at the scene that was happening behind her. He said to her, "You are really too unbridled. Does Alpha Sokolov know that you have such a side?"

"Why does it matter to you?" Inez asked with a quirky raise of her brow. "Whether he knows it or not, I don t believe that it s a cause of your concern, Alpha Cherith. Just like how I am not your point of concern."

The second she finished speaking, she could sense that Dominic s alpha vibes had turned really coercive and strong; it almost strangled and suffocated her, but Inez was not going to let him dominate her, not like he did in the past.

Since she was determined to stay away from him, she turned to walk past him, but then she heard Dominic say, "Come to my side."

"What?" Inez was stunned when she heard his response. A part of her was half certain that she had heard him correctly, but the words alone were so shocking that Inez felt like she was hearing things. "What did you say?"

"Come and stay by my side," repeated Dominic, which surprised Inez so much that she nearly dropped her mouth on the floor. However, Dominic ignored her shocked expression and continued to speak, "If you come to stay with me, then I will take care of you much better than Alpha Sokolov could ever."

"Thanks for the offer, Alpha Cherith." Snapping out of her daze, Inez turned to look at the man with her gaze cold as ice. "However, I have no desire to live like your ex-mate. I have heard all about the things that you have done from Alpha Sokolov, as he was there when your mate fell apart and crumbled after you slept with another woman."

"For a shifter, his mate is supposed to be everything. No matter what you think or what that woman had done, she didn t deserve the pain of having her soul crushed and being turned into an empty shell. I fear that if I stand next to you, you might do the same thing who knows, maybe that s what you plan to do because I look like your mate? Is this what it is?"

"Bold!" Dominic s voice was low and laced with anger and coercion.

But Inez was not afraid anymore; she said to the man, "Forgive me, but I am not a toy that you can buy just by throwing money or your status. You might be used to women fawning over you for this reason, but I am different. Now, if you don t mind, I will take my leave." noveldrama

"You think you are allowed to leave?" Dominic asked with a chuckle.

He turned to look behind him, and Tao, along with Blake, stepped out of the small corner that was just a few steps away. They walked over and looked at Inez apologetically, just as Dominic commanded, "Take her along with us."

Tao looked at Dominic. He wondered if the man had lost his marbles, but as a beta, he could only follow the command of his alpha. He walked over to where Inez stood and held her by her arm. "No hard feelings here, Miss Lyla."

Blake also caught her by the arm just as she tried to get away from Tao.

Inez initially thought that Dominic only wanted her because of a whim; maybe he was upset with the fact that someone who looked so much like his ex-mate was dancing and roaming freely in front of him. Or maybe it was his wolf who couldn t accept the breaking of the mating bond, which was why Dominic was adamant about finding a replacement for his wolf, such that he could soothe him.

She was prepared for him to be furious with her refusal, but she had never expected that he would use such shameful tactics to get her to follow him to his territory. This man actually resorted to kidnapping?

Inexplicable fear rose in her heart as she was reminded of the terrors that she went through at the hands of this man when she was trapped in the dungeon of her old territory. She never wanted to relive the days when she was treated worse than a dog. Inez started struggling with all her might as she yelled, "Help! Help! Someone is kidnapping me! Let go of me; this is illegal!"

She looked around, hoping that someone would stop this man, but no one did. Not a single person stepped forward to stop The Dominic Cherith.